Bagley 10 Condominiums

The Bagley 10 is a new condominium development located in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood of historic Corktown. The building design is inspired by prototypical walk-up/walk-down rowhouse typology of upper and lower units. Each lower/elevated ‘stoop’ encourages street level interaction between inhabitants and the pedestrian traffic of the neighborhood.

The exterior of the building is composed of burnished concrete masonry units, metal window components, expansive glass windows with metal panels, metal mesh railings, wood siding components, and custom wood doors. Each unit offers open living spaces, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and two secured parking spaces in the rear.

The project is being designed, developed, and built by Christian Hurttienne Architects/Development/Construction. Ground breaking is anticipated in the Spring of 2018.

North Corktown Houses

Christian Hurttienne Architects has designed and will be constructing single-family infill houses in Detroit's North Corktown neighborhood. The custom houses are set to begin construction in 2018. Each home will have a slightly different style of modern residential design composed of rectilinear masses featuring exteriors of corrugated metal, large glass expanses, flat roofs, fiber cement, and charred wood.

The homes will be built on vacant lots purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Authority. Christian Hurttienne Architects has been working since 2015 with the DLBA to develop a process to transfer vacant parcels to dedicated homeowners looking to build owner-occupied single-family homes. The project seeks to benefit homeowners by providing a unique housing product in growing neighborhoods while establishing home values, thus creating a medium for the City of Detroit to rebuild its housing stock.

North End Infill

CHA designed a single-family house and multi-family housing prototype to be implemented within the first phase of a multiphase plan to build 52 new homes and renovate 18 homes in Detroit's North End and Grandmont Rosedale neighborhoods. The buildings are designed to blend a modern aesthetic with a sensitivity to the early 20th Century context of the North End neighborhood.

According to Sonya Mays, Develop Detroit president and CEO, "This project will add needed energy, increase neighborhood density and provide more opportunities for residents, existing and new."

The Coe at West Village

The Coe at West Village is a new mixed-use development located in Detroit’s historic West Village neighborhood. The building includes eight row houses, four apartments, and retail space affronting Van Dyke Avenue. The development is the first in a Detroit neighborhood by Invest Detroit, supported by JP Morgan Chase Bank and others. The Coe is the first new construction building of a 'missing middle' mixed-use typology that Detroit neighborhoods need to recreate density. The exterior massing of the building consists of dark brick masonry, fiber cement composite panels, wood siding components, and metal cladding. The project contributes to the existing economic vitality of an already thriving neighborhood by complimenting the surrounding historic context while offering a building design characteristic of modern living in 2017.

The Peterboro

The Peterboro is an Asian-American restaurant that opened in 2016 at the intersection of Peterboro and Cass in Detroit. Although there are few indications of it today, this section of the Cass Corridor was once known was Detroit's Chinatown. For years, the neighborhood was marked by abandonment and inactivity. However, with a recent wave of redevelopment, the Peterboro seeks to pay homage to the Asian immigrant history of the area.

Brush Park Mansions Renovation

The last remaining Victorian-era mansions on Alfred St. between Brush St. and John R in Detroit's Brush Park neighborhood are slated to receive full renovations in 2017. The structures were abandoned from 1995-2008, during which time the City of Detroit enacted efforts to mothball the properties to prevent irreparable damage.

As a part of the City Modern Development, Christian Hurttienne Architects was tasked to restore these significant remnants of Detroit's architectural landscape to their former beauty. Our efforts included a full gut renovation, layout redesign, new porch construction, and the recreation of historic detailing.

Bagley/Trumbull Development

The Bagley/Trumbull Development sits in the heart of Corktown, and seeks to catalyze a pivotal intersection in Detroit's oldest neighborhood. The development holds two historic buildings, and the future construction of two new mixed-use structures.

Renovations to the existing historic buildings were completed in 2016, and are now fully occupied with new tenants that have brought new life to this vibrant intersection.

Queen's Bar

Located at the corner of E. Grand River and Farmer Street, Queen's Bar opened its doors in 2016 as a neighborhood bar in the heart of downtown. The 75-seat bar and eatery has Art Deco touches outfitted with maple paneling and trim, a ceramic tile floor, decorative light fixtures, and a mix of paintings.

At one time, the entire three levels housed a Cunningham’s drug store. Chris Christian acted as the lead architect for the project, and sought to maintain the refined character of the building while adding modern detailing. A tenant will occupy the second floor, which is under renovation.

Ransom Gillis House Restoration

After decades of natural decay, the Ransom Gillis House at the corner of John R St. and Alfred St. in Detroit's historic Brush Park neighborhood received a complete restoration in 2016. Built in 1876 in a Venetian Gothic style by Henry Brush and George Mason, the house stands as one of the last remaining architectural foundations of Brush Park's former density of decadent Victorian mansions. Through the development efforts of Bedrock Detroit, the house will become the historic cornerstone for City Modern - a new mixed-scale urban residential neighborhood coming in 2018.

Kales Building

The Kales building, the former Kresge Company headquarters building, was designed by famed Detroit architect Albert Kahn in 1914, and renovated between 2001-2006 with Brian Hurttienne acting as lead architect.

When completed in 1914, the Kales Building housed the headquarters for the Kresge Corporation. While Kresge occupied 9 of the 18 floors, the rest of the floors were leased out to doctors, dentists, and a pharmacy in the street level storefront. After Kresge relocated in 1930, the building remained medical offices until 1986 when the last tenant moved out. The building sat vacant, until redevelopment efforts led to a full renovation into 117 loft apartments.

The building is styled with a clean-lined facade of white glazed brick with Neo-Classical and Renaissance revival elements like a hipped roof and upper arched windows. Unique to the project was the construction of a tunnel from the building to the Grand Circus Park underground parking garage.

GeneralLocation: Detroit, MIArea: 144,000 SFPhase: Completed, 2006

ClientKales Building, LLC

ConstructionGeneral Contractor: Owner

Wright & Company

Wright & Company is a new American restaurant located on the second story of the historic Wright-Kay building on Woodward Ave. in downtown Detroit.

Completed in 1891, the historically registered building is one of the oldest in Detroit. Built in a Queen Anne style with Romanesque details, the structure was erected with a cast iron frame and was one of the first in Detroit to feature an electrical elevator. Originally constructed for a retailer of musical instruments, the building was occupied by the Wright-Kay jewelry firm from 1920-1978. Its current use is a clothing store on the first floor, Wright & Company on the second floor, and residential units above.

Detroit City Distillery

Detroit City Distillery sits in a former slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility in the Eastern Market District. Many of the details and finishes were retained from the original space, including floor-to-ceiling brick walls and exposed steel beams and ceramic tile encased steel columns.

Animal Clinic of Sterling Heights

GeneralLocation: Sterling Heights, MIArea: Phase: Completed, 2010

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The Carlton Condominiums

The Carlton Condominiums started as a luxury hotel in the heart of the burgeoning Brush Park in the 1920s. Designed by famed Detroit-architect Louis Kamper, the hotel expresses the traditional facade of a renaissance building with the concrete frame and infill of modernism. The Carlton Partnership purchased the building and renovated the spaces into 52 condominiums, each with its own balconette. The raw spaces of concrete floors with radiant heat and clay tile ceilings provide a unique living experience in the vibrant Brush Park Historic District.

John R Brownstones

The John R Brownstones is a six-unit rowhouse originally constructed in 1895 on the back lost of an existing house in the Brush Park Historic District. Because of the extent of deterioration to the building being left vacant and open to the elements for many years, the only salvageable part was the brick and stone masonry. The rebuilding of the interior structure lead to the reconfiguration for modern living. Adding a breezeway and two-car garage to each unit resulted in a spacious townhouse in the heart of Detroit.

LaVogue Apartments

Detroit's historic Palmer Park neighborhood on the north side of the city maintains a beautiful collection of 1920s Art Deco apartment buildings. The rebirth of this architecturally significant neighborhood began with the full renovation of the La Vogue Apartments in 2012. The circa-1929 apartment building at 225 Merton is arguably the most architecturally distinctive building in the historic district filled with them. The four-story apartment building was designed by Cyril Schley in different architectural styles that were popular in the early 20th Century. There are hints of Tudor-revivalism in the exterior with intricate tile and brickwork but has a common area at the entryway. Chris Christian lead the full gut renovation of the building, helping to restore it to it's original grandeur.

The Carola Condominiums

The Carola building was originally constructed as an extended stay hotel. The seven-story building was abandoned for many years when the development team purchased the building and began the reconfiguration to luxury condominiums. With three units per floor, and each having a balcony, the raw concrete and exposed clay tile ceiling spaces are quite dramatic.

Grinnell Place Lofts

The former Grinnell Piano Company warehouse was renovated into 32 luxury condominiums utilizing the high ceilings, steel structure, and worn wood floors. The first floor became parking for the residents, and each of the fourth floor units has a private rooftop deck. The open spaces with large expanses of glass and brick masonry walls create a warm interior. Located in the vibrant Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, these loft condominiums are of the most desired in Detroit.